Project Manager
Black & McDonald Limited
PMP
Salary
💰 $70,000 - $85,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Manages effective, efficient workflow of all projects on assigned accounts
- Collaborates with all agency teams to establish effective project plans, staff plans, forecast upcoming work and allocate resources
- Prepare and manage client MLR submissions
- Develops timelines and advises on estimates; manages projects to remain on time and budget; flags timing and budget concerns to course correct
- Schedule and lead project kick-off meeting (as it relates to schedule, job level, folder structure and location, SOW, creative assets, etc.)
- Work with internal team to define program requirements and system specifications. Work with client on as-needed basis
- Initiate and conduct formal internal review meetings to secure creative approvals
- Initiate and conduct formal team status meetings, document risks and issues for internal purposes
- Maintain daily communications with team members on all projects
- Work closely with the team to determine and understand daily project status
- Ensure that issues and risks are anticipated, identified and properly escalated and resolved. Seek final resolution on all issues so projects do not stall or fall out of scope without warning
- Conduct internal copy/layout reviews with core team and ensure all assets are routed internally, with specific attention to required creative and proofreading approvals
- Ensure adequate amount of time, whenever possible, for the routing and review of materials
- Facilitate presentations and review of final asset with client and provide recommendations pertaining to budget, timing, production, etc.
- Identify out-of-scope activities
- Manage the financial tracking process for the project (create job status report, attend accounting meetings, maintain the estimate by reallocating hours as necessary, flag overages, identify delays that may affect budget, etc.)
- Takes ownership of and enforces agency processes by providing meaningful feedback to all teams
- Analyzes and recommends process improvements to enhance efficiency, including systems and/or software recommendations
- Tactful, yet assertive communication style; able to foster positive relationships with agency teams
Requirements
- Four year college degree
- Four or more years of agency (or relevant) project-management experience
- Proven experience managing digital projects with teams of 10+ people
- Proven understanding of the technical facets of website development
- Solid experience working on projects that have data and analytics components, with an ability to understand how the data output can be used to form insights and drive additional tactics
- Pharmaceutical, or similarly regulated industry, knowledge is a plus
- Knowledge and/or understanding of resourcing creative and technical teams across projects is a plus
